Long Island mom and blogger Michele Catalano has started the Kids of Katrina School Supplies drive, collecting much-needed donations for schoolchildren affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Either donate cash to the drive via PayPal or purchase items from an Amazon wishlist she's set up to ship items directly to her. Ms. Catalano says:

I have people on the ground in both Houston and Baton Rouge who will accept the delivery and get them to the schools where they are needed the most. [...] I am anticipating that I will be loading the truck by the end of next week.